2016–17 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

2016–17 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball
2016–17 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	19–13 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach	Shane Clipfell (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Rick Albro; Tangela Smith; Cetera Washington;
Home arena	University Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Kent State	13	–	5	.722	19	–	13	.594
Ohio	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Buffalo	10	–	8	.556	22	–	10	.688
Miami (OH)	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
Bowling Green	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258
Akron	2	–	16	.111	9	–	21	.300
West
Central Michigan	15	–	3	.833	23	–	9	.719
Ball State	14	–	4	.778	21	–	11	.656
Toledo †	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
Northern Illinois	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Western Michigan	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
Eastern Michigan	1	–	17	.056	6	–	25	.194

† 2017 MAC tournament winner As of March 17, 2017

The 2016–17 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos were led by fifth year head coach Shane Clipfell. They played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

In the MAC tournament, the Broncos beat Miami in the first round^[1] and Central Michigan in the second round before losing to Northern Illinois in the semifinals.

Roster

2016–17 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Meredith Shipman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Snider	Fort Wayne, IN
G	2	Alexis Parks	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Africentric	Columbus, OH
G	3	Jillian Fletcher	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Ursuline Academy West Virginia State	Cincinnati, OH
G	4	Deja Wimby	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Snider	Fort Wayne, IN
F	10	Breanna Mobley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Lansing Waverly	Lansing, MI
G	11	Kamrin Reed	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Holt	Holt, MI
G	14	Najee Smith	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Neuqua Valley	Naperville, IL
G	15	Aneisha Carlisle	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Kalamazoo Central	Kalamazoo, MI
G	20	Logan McCane	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Rockford	Rockford, MI
G/F	22	Meredith Miller	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Hilliard Bradley	Hilliard, OH
G	32	LaTondra Brooks	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Oak Lawn	Oak Lawn, IL
F	33	Marley Hill	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Jr	Africentric Cincinnati	Cleveland, OH
G	34	Jasmyn Walker (I)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Africentric Valparaiso	Muskegon, MI
F	35	Asia Robeson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Kalamazoo Central	Kalamazoo, MI
F	50	Teagan Reeves	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Three Rivers	Three Rivers, MI
C	52	Emma Vanzanten	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Northview	Grand Rapids, MI

Source: [1]

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Exhibition
November 5, 2016* 12:30 pm	Alma	W 81–33		University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Davidson	W 76–63	1–0	University Arena (630) Kalamazoo, MI
November , 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Michigan State	L 64–68 ^OT	1–1	University Arena (1,788) Kalamazoo, MI
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v t e Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball
Venues	Read Fieldhouse (1967–1992) Lawson Arena (1992–1994) University Arena (1994–present)
Rivalries	In-state MAC schools
Culture and lore	Buster Bronco The Zoo
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25